Lead Software Developer / CTO @ Investly
Location: GB, , 
Department: IT
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Entry level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Financial Services
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
What do we do?We provide a crowd funding platform SMEs. This is the purest form of market economy, because we enable companies to pitch their ideas, prove their business concepts, and inspire confidence in the investors on an open platform with identified investors base. Our openness and coherence allow business to raise necessary funds and attract crowds to find their products and services.Who are we for?Small and medium sized companies with innovative and eye-catching ideas with a trustworthy management dedicated to execute them.Forward-looking investors who seek to invest in growth businesses with creditworthy business plans. He or She also benefit not only from the financial returns, but also from the satisfaction of being involved in exciting business ideas.Why do we do it?Financial sector is not focused on serving the interests of small businesses. Big banking monopolies and behind-the-door deals have made finance exclusive for limited amount of people. This, however, is inefficient for business.On one side, there are plentiful investors with idle cash on their balance, because traditional finance has failed them. On the other side, there is a myriad of companies who cannot get a business loan form a bank, because they lack sufficient collateral. Neither can they involve angel investor nor venture capitalists due to exclusivity and high fees.However, collateral does not build businesses - people with great ideas do! Here is where Investly steps in and joins the hands of forward-looking investors and vigorous companies, who seek to create value with their businesses. We help these entrepreneurs to step over the Death Valley by providing the platform on which trustworthy companies can raise funds form a community of investors who feel connected with their investments.#EMAIL_348996ba7364884bcf4f873a9878942ab32b5cc7464a6fb3b8af9d6f39b59f71##URL_cf04400ab2e2b05f2753b7e876f99f9883e39bff0d3265be448c2eeb249797cf#

Job description:
A young startup in financial technology space is looking for a lead software developer / CTO in helping to launch our next generation Web platform. Your role:You will lead the hands-on design, development and testing our next generation platform. You will be working with business users, analysts and managing an offshore engineering teamThe position requires assistance in developing hardware and software solutions in order to address technical gaps and appearing problemsWe are flexible: You can work full-time but also part-time and you are able to organize your working hours together with your Supervisor as it fits both of you (daily-/night-/weekend shifts are possible)The right candidate can also be a student willing to learn and grow with the companyInvestly Ltd (#URL_bd61c8c03c2d107587f2d2502d2c9b86c9b94cd3737c194dbab75c41647259b4#) is an emerging direct financing (i.e. crowdfunding) platform for SME debt and factoring needs that aims to eventually disrupt the entire European SME debt market.

Requirements:
You have proven software experience in developing web  based platforms with a business focusWhile our primary developer is in the Grails framework, a good candidate would have practical experience and good knowledge of in one of the cutting-edge object oriented or functional programming languages (Java/Groovy/Python/Ruby/Scala/C#) web frameworks (RoR, Grails, Play) relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL/Derby/MongoDB) and some UX frameworks such as BootstrapYou are able to get your computer to do what you want it to do and you are the one who controls technology – not the other way roundYou have basic knowledge in EnglishYou are open minded, can work independently and conscientiouslyYou are able to multitaskYou are optimistic and proactive, have good interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels (a team player)You are ready to use in practice what you’ve been learning in theory and ready to start earning extra money using your skills

Benefits:
The compensation can include both cash and equity depending on the experience and your desired work load. Please apply via the job portal or send your CV to #EMAIL_4dd83479a9a7230692900d1c32439e8f0f987b6d98a8a0733dbfdf91f09c76fb#.